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Eggs & Issues - Pine Tree Power: Promises vs Reality

Name: Eggs & Issues - Pine Tree Power: Promises vs Reality
Start: 2023-09-14T07:00:00+0000
Location: USM Hannaford Hall

When: September 14, 2023 at 7:00am – 9:00am

People: James I. Cohen

Location:

USM Hannaford Hall

88 Bedford St
Portland, ME 04101

Verrill's Jim Cohen will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Eggs & Issues breakfast event on September 14th from 7:00-9:00am in Portland, Maine. Jim will be discussing his work with Maine Affordable Energy, a ballot question committee formed to help educate Mainers about the risks associated with Pine Tree Power, Question 3 on the November ballot. Jim will cover the impacts of the referendum on electricity rates, the transition of the grid to combat climate change, and how this proposal compares to other government controlled utilities around the country. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about this critical issue that will dominate the political conversation in Maine this fall.

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